(AP) / 17 February 2014
The emergency workers discovered Mr. Coots had passed away, apparently due
to a venomous snakebite.
A snake-handling Kentucky pastor who appeared on the National Geographic
television reality show "Snake Salvation" has died after being bitten by a
snake.
According to a news release from the Middlesboro Police Department, someone
called first responders at about 8:30 p.m.